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A Random Act Of Kindness Has Far Reaching Impact
Random Act Of Kindness At Tim Hortons Spreads
You know what they say about how random acts of kindness spread? Well, at 10 am on Dec 21, a Tim Hortons customer paid the order of the next vehicle in line. It was the start of a chain of kindness that last THREE HOURS and 228 ORDERS!
And when customers inside the restaurant heard what was going on, they also started paying it forward.
Michelle Robichaud, spokeswoman for the company told the Winnepeg Free Press that Tim Hortons restaurant didn’t know who initiated the chain.
“We don’t know who started it, but that’s the beauty of this act of generosity,” she said. “It was the start of something wonderful.”
Random Act Of Kindness Spread By Eight Year Old
Some of our greatest humanitarians…are just eight years old. Johnny Karlinchak is counted among them.
In late June, a deadly storm swept through his Springfield, Virginia neighborhood. Two people were killed and massive damage was all about – including a 60 foot oak tree that crushed his neighbor’s home.
Johnny took one look, ran to his piggy bank, and emptied his life savings (all in quarters) of $1.25. But her insurance deductible was $500 he later learned.
So, what did Johnny do?
The determined boy set up a lemonade stand to earn the rest. Reported by the New York Times Daily News, he raised $21 his first day. Several days later, that fund grew to $108 and when he met his goal, he kept fundraising…he’s raised over $700.
I heard Johnny’s interview on WTOP radio when he explained he was inspired by his neighbor’s generosity four years ago when his six year old sister, Kelly, was killed in a car accident. Simple acts of kindness have a way of spreading.
“I lost many, many things that day. But things did not make me cry,” Johnny’s neighbor, Elissa Myers told the Washington Post. “The overwhelming kindness of Johnny did.”
Aaron Collins Last Wish – Kindness
Aaron Collins is described as the type of person that took great joy in unexpected kindness. Once after receiving exceptionally bad service at dinner, from a rude waitress, he left her a $50 tip. Things like this, given or received, were what he thought left a mark on a person’s life,” on the website.
A man with so much good in his heart was taken from this earth too soon. Aaron died July 7, 2012…just three weeks after his 30th birthday. But before his life ended, he made a last wish…to brighten someone else’s day and pay kindness forward.
What was his wish? Giving a random waitress a $500 tip after ordering pizza. After raising money through a website they built, his family carried out that wish at Puccini’s restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky on July 10.
Aaron’s brother Seth wrote, “We think he just wanted to provide a random act of kindness and generosity for someone he thought was under appreciated; the kind of thing that would make a lasting impact they would never forget.”
Mission very accomplished.
I found this note on the website:
“I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for the overwhelming amount of support you have given my family. Since last night we have received over $10,000 in donations. When I started this site I only expected to receive donations from friends and family. I was hopeful that we would get enough to make my brother’s wish come true. Even in my wildest dreams, I imagined we would receive enough money to do this for 2 waiters or waitresses. What has happened is absolutely incredible.
Right now we have enough money to change the lives of 23 more people, $500 at a time. That is nothing short of amazing. Please know that absolutely every penny we receive will go toward nothing but this. We will pay to host the website. We will pay for the food. Absolutely 100% of the donations we receive will be given to random waiters or waitresses. Our goal is to do this once a week, for as long as you give us the opportunity.”
